History of Medicine - Schedule

HISTORY OF MEDICINE – SCHEDULE 2006/2007

N3:Tuesdays14.00 – 16:00, N1:Thursdays, 12:00 – 14:00,

N2:Thursdays, 14:15 – 16:15

Seminars 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 are held by dr med. Jakub Gąsiorowski

Seminars 3, 5, 7, 9 are held by dr Elżbieta Rudowicz

Introduction to History of Medicine. Doctors, their education and social position since antiquity to the end of 18th century.
History of medicine as a science; its concerns, methods of investigation and sources of study.
Teaching of medicine in the ancient civilisations of Mediterranean region. Arabic doctors. Medicine of the early Medium Ages: secular medical schools of Salerno and Montpellier. The first universities. Influence of the Renaissance philosophy on medical education.
13th, 15th Feb 2007

The early history of surgery.
Pre-historical roots of surgery. Surgery in ancient civilisations. The impact of the increasing knowledge of anatomy and general medicine on the development of surgery through centuries. Unsolved problems, which stood in the way of surgery until the half of 19th century.

20th, 22ndFeb 2007

27th Feb, 1stMar 2007

The golden age of surgery.
Struggling with pain and infection – the beginnings of anaesthesia, asepsis and antisepsis. `First anaesthetics: nitrous monoxide, ether, chloroform. Local anaesthesia. Semmelweiss, Pasteur, Lister, Koch and their achievements. Solving the problem of bleeding control during and after surgical operation. Development of surgical specialties.
6th, 8th Mar 2007
Holistic medicine in historical point of view, part II

13th , 15th Mar 2007

Medicine in Ancient Times and the Middle Ages
Views on health and illness from the ancient times to 15th century.

20th, 22nd Mar 2007

27th, 29st Mar 2007

Development of clinical medicine.
Changes in the views on health and illness in 18th and 19th centuries. Hermann Boerhaave and the school of Leiden. Viennese clinical schools. Development of specialties within the internal medicine.

3rd , 12thApr 2007*

* the seminars on 12th Apr 2007 will be held by dr E. Rudowicz (subject: Holistic medicine in historical point of view, part IV)

17th , 19st Apr 2007*

* the seminars on the 19th Apr 2007 will be held by dr med. J. Gąsiorowski (subject: Development of clinical medicine)

History of pharmacy – chosen aspects.
First drugs of plantar, animal and mineral origin in prehistoric and ancient times. The contribution of Hippocrates and Galen to the ancient and medieval pharmacy. The influence and contribution of the Arabic medicine to the European pharmacy. Alchemy. Development of medical chemistry; achievements of Ehrlich, Domagk and Fleming. Pharmacological industry.

24st, 26th Apr 2007